Marius Dewilde

Marius Dewilde was a 34-year-old French metallurgist who lived near railway tracks in Quarouble, northern France. He worked as a metallurgist or railway worker and resided at level crossing 79 behind his house.

On September 10, 1954, Dewilde reported encountering a landed craft and two small humanoid beings near the railway tracks. He encountered the craft within six meters of his house at approximately 10:30 p.m. The craft was described as dark and high in shape, measuring approximately 3 meters in height and 5 meters in diameter, or alternatively as cigar-shaped. He observed two small humanoid beings, approximately 80 cm to 1 metre tall, wearing mirror-like helmets, and was paralyzed by a beam of light from the craft.

The Quarouble case was investigated by police and military officials and was one of the earliest and most prominent encounters during the massive 1954 French UFO wave. Officials found marks on the railway ties and sleepers consistent with a heavy object, discovered that small rocks under the tracks had been carbonized, and noted symmetric marks on the sleepers. The case formed part of the prominent 1954 French UFO flap.